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Monday, July 7, 2014

Summer is demanding- feed it!

Is it only me or do your taste buds change right along with the seasons? About this same time every year, I find myself blankly staring into our refrigerator. I'm not the least bit interested in our "favorite go-to" meals. I have no desire to cook our normal dinners: none-zero-null!

Come autumn, I'm pretty sure I will once again have a burning desire for comfort foods, bright orange- squashes, sweet potatoes and pumpkins. A rich, steamy bowl of soup will sound heavenly. But in the heart of nature's abundance, my taste buds are loudly begging for vibrant, crunchy, juicy, light, cool and bright foods. It is as if my natural instincts pitch a fit.

And so, if we are going to eat, I have to listen. Seasonal food inspires me. It must, because when I create dishes in flow with the natural order of food, I am happy. When I try to cook autumn foods or winter foods in the middle of July- bad things happen!

Below is a recipe, we ate growing up. Before dinner we would head to the garden pick: baby tender white corn; juicy, beefy, rich tomatoes; dig up crunchy sweet onions. Together this trio created a perfectly coherent symphony of summer!

Wishing you inspired meals from the delights of summer!!

Denise

Symphony of summer salad

Ingredients: Corn: Pick freshly picked and baby- husk(I prefer white corn to yellow but both with work- tender is key)Tomato: Cut up a juicy, ripe and fragrant tomatoOnion: Dice or small chop a fresh sweet onion (You can also dice a green onion- either is amazing)ButterSalt and pepper
Directions: Boil ears of corn water for about 5 minutes- keep your kernels crunchy!! Cut kernels off ear- put into bowl Add a dab of butter Add chopped tomatoes and onions Season with salt and pepper to taste I don't use pepper but that is just me
Enjoy!!!!! So insanely simple - so delicious!!